Letra de
A Well Respected Man

La canción A Well Respected Man de The Kinks reflexiona sobre la vida de un hombre que aparentemente lleva una vida ejemplar y respetable, pero que bajo una inspección más cercana, está sujeta a críticas sociales y hipocresía. Lanzada en 1965, representa la aguda observación de Ray Davies sobre la clase media alta y los valores conservadores de la sociedad británica de la época.

Cos he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine
And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time
Cos his world is built on punctuality, it never fails

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
He's a well respected man about town
Doing the best things so conservatively

And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid
And she stirs the tea with councillors while discussing foreign trade
And she passes looks as well as bills at every suave young man

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
He's a well respected man about town
Doing the best things so conservatively

And he likes his own backyard and he likes his fags the best
Cos he's better than the rest and his arm sweat smells the best
And he hopes to grab his father's loot when Pater passes on

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
He's a well respected man about town
Doing the best things so conservatively

And he plays the stocks and shares and he goes to a regatta
He adores the girl next door cos he's dying to get at her
But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes

Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
He's a well respected man about town
Doing the best things so conservatively